Continuous Growth Word Problems

• Exponential growth of 75%

• Exponential decay of 75%

• Exponential growth of 25%

• Exponential decay of 25%

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.8B

Miguel had 25 bacteria in his petri dish at 2 PM. There were 72 in the dish at 2:30 PM. Assuming exponential growth, at what rate are they increasing?

• 9.6% per minute

• 0.03526% per minute

• 35.26% per minute

• 3.526% per minutes

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CCSS.HSF.LE.A.4

If a population of 300 animals in a certain region is growing exponential at 2% per year, when will the population reach 400?

• 14.4 years

• 15 years

• 6.2 years

• 20 years

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CCSS.HSF.LE.A.4

The population of Guyana was roughly 787,000 in 2020 and 747,000 in 2000. If the population is growing exponentially, what is the rate of growth?

• 0.002608

• 0.00113

• 0.0527

• .2608

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1C

A newly launched clothing line is rapidly increasing in popularity. Every month, 20% more items of clothing are sold. If 89,090 items were sold this month, how many will be sold in 9 months from now? If necessary, round your answer to nearest whole number.

• 74,278 items.

• 11,957 items.

• 319,226 items.

• 459,685 items.

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

The population of a school is 800 students and is increasing at a rate of 2% per year. Use an exponential function to find the population of the school after 9 years.

Round to the nearest whole number.

• Initial amount

• Rate of growth or decay

• Time

• End amount

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.8B

Annual sales for a fast food restaurant are $650,000 and are increasing at a rate of 4% per year. Use an exponential function to find the annual sales after 7 years.

Round to two decimal places (like dollars and cents).

During a certain period of time, about 70 northern sea otters had an annual growth of 18%. Use an exponential function to find the number of sea otters after 4 years.

Round to the nearest whole number.

Twenty years ago, Mr. Davis purchased his home for $160,000. Since then, the value of the home has increased about 5% per year. Use an exponential function to find the value of the home today.

Round to two decimal places (like money).